The entire kingdom of Dressrosa was instantly plunged into a sea of flames. Countless fires erupted throughout the kingdom; explosions went off without pause in residential areas, commercial districts, and every other place. For a time, screams, cries, and pleas for help rose one after another as countless people were swept into the towering inferno.
Hiko leaped out of the massive crater. What met his eyes was the horrific sight of an entire nation reduced to human purgatory.
"What happened?" There was a trace of fury in Hiko's eyes. Since arriving in this world, this was the first time he had displayed such emotion. Everything had always seemed firmly within his grasp, but this time, things had completely diverged from his expectations.
The plan had been to attack the Underground Factory, lure Doflamingo over to investigate, then capture the mastermind in one stroke. By taking down the leader first, they could minimize the damage to the country. To prevent those deranged people from destroying the nation and dragging innocent civilians down with them, Hiko had destroyed every Den Den Mushi and TV Bug the instant he entered the Underground Factory. There should not have been even the slightest possibility of information leaking out.
Yet at this moment, amid the distant sea of flames and atop the high ground, countless enormous screens were playing footage from inside the Underground Factory. The scene of Hiko brutally beating Doflamingo was being broadcast throughout the country over and over again.
Luo, Fujitora, and the others ran up behind him. Like Hiko, they saw the hellish battlefield before them, and fury immediately rose within them.
Pointing at the footage being broadcast in the distance, Hiko suppressed his emotions and turned to ask Luo, "I cut off all the communications equipment in the Underground Factory so